NEPO537 Payments, Appointeeships & Disbursements Services (PADS)

Yorkshire Purchasing OrganisationcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e7b7Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

Estimated value

£6.0bn

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

4

0 awarded

Published

03 Mar 2026

Description

NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO are seeking to establish a new solution in relation to the supply of Prepaid, Corporate and Appointeeship payments. It is envisaged that the solution will comprise four lots: Lot 1 - Prepaid Payments, providing prepaid card accounts that operate like standard debit cards but without an overdraft facility, enabling secure, controlled fund disbursement; Lot 2 - Corporate Payments, offering commercial procurement cards (P-Cards) to streamline purchasing, enhance spend visibility and deliver process efficiencies; Lot 3 - Appointeeship & Deputyship Accounts, designed to manage direct payments, appointee and deputyship programmes, with strong safeguarding, spend controls, and real-time monitoring; Lot 4 - Fund Disbursements, enabling authorities to make high-volume, secure, and instant digital payments for purposes such as grants, payroll, hardship funds, and emergency support.

Scope

Reference
NEPO537
Total value
£6,000,000,000 excluding VAT
£7,200,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
19 Sept 2026 to 20 Sept 2030
Possible extension to 20 Sept 2032

A period of 48 months with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months. The Framework Agreement is anticipated to exceed 48 months in duration. This is due to the commercial and contractual complexity of the Framework Agreement combined with the cost of administrating the procurement for NEPO, ESPO, YPO, Contracting Authorities and Suppliers.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
30160000
48812000
66000000
66110000
66133000
66171000
66172000
72212451
72222300
72261000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
GG, Guernsey
IM, Isle of Man
JE, Jersey
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality70.00%
Priceprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Suppliers for each lot will be selected based on legal, financial, and technical conditions of participation, including required regulatory accreditations, financial stability, and past contract performance and experience.

Suppliers for each lot will be selected based on legal, financial, and technical conditions of participation, including required regulatory accreditations, financial stability, and past contract performance and experience. There are no restrictions on the number of Suppliers that may be shortlisted for this lot all Suppliers meeting the Conditions of Participation will be invited to continue.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
24 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system, Open. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit the Tender Questionnaire (PSQ) through the Open eTendering System. If not already registered, suppliers should register on the NEPO eTendering System at https://www.open-uk.org/ Tender questionnaire (PSQ) responses must be submitted using the link above. Responses submitted via postal or email methods will not be accepted. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 5pm and Friday 8.30 - 4.30pm For guidance on how to submit your response through Open, please visit: https://www.openhub.org/training (https://www.open-hub.org/training) (https://www.open-hub.org/training (https://www.openhub.org/training)) to access the available Training Guides.
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Lots · 4 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1 - Prepaid Payments£480.0mactive
2Corporate Payments£4.8bnactive
3Appointee & Deputyship Accounts£480.0mactive
4Fund Disbursements£240.0mactive